Center for Disease Control Get your eyes checked once a year Foot Pain and Footwear Non- Healing Foot Wounds Add lighting to dim areas in the home Less than half of those that fall report it Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk Most common cause of TBI Post-Fall Syndrome Osteoporosis Wear your glasses Use your walking aids Bruising Tripping Hazards Falls are preventable Organ Damage In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717) Back Sprains Fear of Falling Wrist Fractures Swelling History of Falls Vitamin D Supplements Falls Free Initiative Falls leading cause of injury 65+ National Commission on Aging National Safety Council Take a free fall risk survey Get your hearing checked Hearing Loss In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall (512,548) Falling once doubles the chance of falling again Vision Loss Eldercare Locator National Institutes of Health STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC) Pace North! Issues with Walking and Balance TBI most fatal fall injury Uneven Surfaces Take care of your feet Ankle Fractures Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA) 319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year Combining Risk Factors Skull Fractures Arm Fractures Hip Fracture Medication review Wear your hearing aids Arm Sprains Remove tripping hazards in the home Medicare Parts a & b Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year Lower Body Weakness 3,000,000 ED visits a year Join a fall prevention program Vitamin D Deficiency Cardiovascular issues 83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019 Administration for Community Living Medications American Physical Therapy Association Mayo Clinic Exercise for strength and balance In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651) Leading cause of injury related death 1,000,000 hospitalizations a year TBI Get screened for Osteoporosis Leg Sprains National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA) Chronic Medical Conditions American Occupational Therapy Association Center for Disease Control Get your eyes checked once a year Foot Pain and Footwear Non- Healing Foot Wounds Add lighting to dim areas in the home Less than half of those that fall report it Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk Most common cause of TBI Post-Fall Syndrome Osteoporosis Wear your glasses Use your walking aids Bruising Tripping Hazards Falls are preventable Organ Damage In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717) Back Sprains Fear of Falling Wrist Fractures Swelling History of Falls Vitamin D Supplements Falls Free Initiative Falls leading cause of injury 65+ National Commission on Aging National Safety Council Take a free fall risk survey Get your hearing checked Hearing Loss In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall (512,548) Falling once doubles the chance of falling again Vision Loss Eldercare Locator National Institutes of Health STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC) Pace North! Issues with Walking and Balance TBI most fatal fall injury Uneven Surfaces Take care of your feet Ankle Fractures Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA) 319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year Combining Risk Factors Skull Fractures Arm Fractures Hip Fracture Medication review Wear your hearing aids Arm Sprains Remove tripping hazards in the home Medicare Parts a & b Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year Lower Body Weakness 3,000,000 ED visits a year Join a fall prevention program Vitamin D Deficiency Cardiovascular issues 83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019 Administration for Community Living Medications American Physical Therapy Association Mayo Clinic Exercise for strength and balance In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651) Leading cause of injury related death 1,000,000 hospitalizations a year TBI Get screened for Osteoporosis Leg Sprains National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA) Chronic Medical Conditions American Occupational Therapy Association
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O-Center for Disease Control
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B-Foot Pain and Footwear
N-Non-Healing Foot Wounds
G-Add lighting to dim areas in the home
I-Less than half of those that fall report it
G-Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk
I-Most common cause of TBI
N-Post-Fall Syndrome
B-Osteoporosis
G-Wear your glasses
G-Use your walking aids
N-Bruising
B-Tripping Hazards
I-Falls are preventable
N-Organ Damage
I-In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717)
N-Back Sprains
B-Fear of Falling
N-Wrist Fractures
N-Swelling
B-History of Falls
G-Vitamin D Supplements
O-Falls Free Initiative
I-Falls leading cause of injury 65+
O-National Commission on Aging
O-National Safety Council
G-Take a free fall risk survey
G-Get your hearing checked
B-Hearing Loss
I-In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall
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B-Vision Loss
O-Eldercare Locator
O-National Institutes of Health
O-STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC)
O-Pace North!
B-Issues with Walking and Balance
I-TBI most fatal fall injury
B-Uneven Surfaces
G-Take care of your feet
N-Ankle Fractures
O-Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA)
I-319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year
B-Combining Risk Factors
N-Skull Fractures
N-Arm Fractures
N- Hip Fracture
G-Medication review
G-Wear your hearing aids
N-Arm Sprains
G-Remove tripping hazards in the home
O-Medicare Parts a & b
I-Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year
B-Lower Body Weakness
I-3,000,000 ED visits a year
G-Join a fall prevention program
B-Vitamin D Deficiency
B-Cardiovascular issues
I-83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019
O-Administration for Community Living
B-Medications
O-American Physical Therapy Association
O-Mayo Clinic
G-Exercise for strength and balance
I-In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651)
I-Leading cause of injury related death
I-1,000,000 hospitalizations a year
N-TBI
G-Get screened for Osteoporosis
N-Leg Sprains
O-National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA)
B-Chronic Medical Conditions
O-American Occupational Therapy Association
